A weekend by the lake

I had the privilege of spending the weekend with nine high school youth at a cottage on Lake Erie. I was accompanied by my trusty youth director, who does a great job. The weekend was spent doing Bible study sessions, visiting the beach, and just hanging out. The highlight of the weekend was being on the beach Saturday night with a warm fire, hearing waves break out he shore, and seeing millions of stars up above on a clear night. We spent part of Saturday shopping at a dollar store for small toys to be packed in shoeboxes and shipped to a a child somewhere in the world through a program called Operation Christmas Child. Millions and millions of these boxes have been shipped over the years through this program, bringing Christmas joy to children who would not otherwise experience it. All in all, it was a great weekend, and now it's time to back to the real world.